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<h2><strong>Impact of Christianity on the Cultural Values of Esan People</strong></h2>
<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p>
<p>The role of religion particularly the Christian religion in the development process of a society has continued to be a subject of study. Some people think that religion contribute positively to the well-being of the society, while others think it has negative effects. In Esanland, some people that are knowledgeable in the culture of Esan see religion as “Opium of the people”, this simply means that the Christian religion has negative influence on the development and cultural values of Esan people.</p>
<p>This study aim at the impact of Christianity and western culture on the cultural values of Esan people. Particular attention was given to Eguare and Emaudo-Ekpoma, both in Esan West Local Government Area. It also shows that the traditional Esan society was a well ordered society, with a viable social structure, social institutions and cultural values before the advent of Christian religion and western culture.</p>
<p>Historical-analytic method was adopted for the study. Two Hundred respondents were randomly selected within the Local Government Area for the study. Data for the study were collated through the use of self-developed questionnaires.</p>
<p>The study also adopted the theoretical framework of Prudential Personalist Ethics theory of Benedict Ashley who was a 20th Century American theologian and philosopher. The result of the study showed that the impact of Christianity and western culture on the Esan people were both positive and negative.</p>
<p>It is recommended that the Christian witnesses and missionaries should establish relationships of respect and love with those men (to whom they witness), they should acknowledge themselves as members of the group in which they live, and through the various undertakings and affairs of human life, they should share in their social and cultural life.</p>
<p>The study concluded, that long before the advent of Christianity into Esan land, the traditional society has already been structured to reflect socio-cultural status. There were such socio institutions that serve the purposes of Integration and sustenance. Such institutions also promoted the well-being of the society.</p>
<p><strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS</strong></p>
<p>Title Page……………</p>
<p>Certification. ii</p>
<p>Dedication. iii</p>
<p>Acknowledgements. v</p>
<p>Contents. vi</p>
<p>Abstract ix</p>
<p>CHAPTER ONE.. 1</p>
<p>INTRODUCTION.. 1</p>
<p>1.1. Background to the Study. 1</p>
<p>1.2. Statement of the Problem. 8</p>
<p>1.3. Objectives of the Study. 9</p>
<p>1.4. Research Methods. 9</p>
<p>1.5. Location of Study. 12</p>
<p>1.6. Scope of Limitation of Study. 12</p>
<p>1.7. Clarification of Terms. 13</p>
<p>1.7.1. Christianity. 13</p>
<p>1.7.2. Culture. 14</p>
<p>1.7.3. Values. 15</p>
<p>1.7.4. Esan. 16</p>
<p>1.8. Organization of the work. 17</p>
<p>CHAPTER TWO.. 19</p>
<p>LITERATURE REVIEW… 19</p>
<p>2.0. THE ESAN PEOPLE.. 19</p>
<p>2.1. History. 19</p>
<p>2.2. Geographical Location. 34</p>
<p>2.3. Occupation. 36</p>
<p>2.4. Traditional Religion. 37</p>
<p>2.5. Social Structure. 43</p>
<p>2.5.1. The Village Council 44</p>
<p>2.5.2. The Lineage (Idumu) 47</p>
<p>2.5.3. Uelen (Family) 47</p>
<p>2.6. Major Institutions. 50</p>
<p>2.6.1. Marriage. 51</p>
<p>2.6.2. Iruen (A rite of Initiation) 63</p>
<p>CHAPTER THREE.. 66</p>
<p>3.0. CULTURAL VALUES OF ESAN PEOPLE.. 66</p>
<p>3.1. Culture: A Definition. 66</p>
<p>3.2. Cultural Values of Esan. 70</p>
<p>3.2.1. Communalism.. 71</p>
<p>3.2.2. Respect for Elders. 73</p>
<p>3.2.3. Chastity. 75</p>
<p>3.2.4. Sacred Days. 76</p>
<p>3.2.5. Festivals. 77</p>
<p>3.2.6. Music. 80</p>
<p>3.2.7. Life After Death. 81</p>
<p>3.2.8. Sanctity of Life. 84</p>
<p>3.2.9. Unity. 85</p>
<p>3.2.10. Name. 88</p>
<p>3.2.11. Faith Healing. 90</p>
<p>3.2.12. Language. 93</p>
<p>3.2.13. Mode of Dressing. 94</p>
<p>3.2.14. Hair Styles. 94</p>
<p>3.3. Cultural Evolution in Esan. 97</p>
<p>3.4. Economy Evolution in Esan. 98</p>
<p>3.5. Culture and Religion. 101</p>
<p>CHAPTER FOUR.. 106</p>
<p>4.0. CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ESAN.. 106</p>
<p>4.1. The Advent of Christianity in Africa. 106</p>
<p>4.2. Advent of Christianity in Esanland. 111</p>
<p>4.3. The Spread of Christianity in Esan. 114</p>
<p>4.4. Conflicts between Christianity and Esan Cultural Values. 119</p>
<p>4.4.1. Reasons for the Conflicts. 120</p>
<p>4.4.2. Inculturation: A Solution to the Conflicts. 121</p>
<p>4.5. Impact of Christian Religion on Esan Cultural Values. 130</p>
<p>4.5.1. Christianity as it Affects Cultural Values. 131</p>
<p>4.5.1.1. Social Values. 131</p>
<p>4.5.2. Religious Values. 145</p>
<p>4.5.3. Educational Values. 153</p>
<p>4.5.4. Economic Value. 156</p>
<p>4.5.5. Christianity and Development in Esan. 158</p>
<p>4.5.6. Religious Development 159</p>
<p>4.5.7. Social Development 160</p>
<p>4.5.8. Educational Development 161</p>
<p>4.5.9. Economic Development 161</p>
<p>CHAPTER FIVE.. 164</p>
<p>5.1. EVALUATION.. 164</p>
<p>5.2. Summary. 173</p>
<p>5.3. Findings. 175</p>
<p>5.4. Contributions to Knowledge. 176</p>
<p>5.5. Conclusion. 176</p>
<p>5.6. Recommendations. 177</p>
<p>Works Cited. 180</p>
<p>APPENDICES. 188</p>
<p><strong>CHAPTER ONE</strong></p>
<p><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong></p>
<p><strong>1.1 Background to the Study</strong></p>
<p>Before the advent of Christianity into Esanland in the first decade of the twentieth century, the Esan society was a well organised society with a viable social structure, social institutions and cultural values. The Esan people occupy the Edo Central Senatorial District of Edo State Nigeria.</p>
<p>It is made up of five (5) Local Government Areas viz:- Esan West, Esan Central, Esan North-East, Esan North-West and Igueben, with Ekpoma, Irrua, Uromi, Ubiaja and Igueben as Headquarters respectively. It is made up of thirty (30) clans; Ekpoma, Egoro, Opoji, Irua, Ewu, Uromi, Ugoha, Ubiaja, Ukhuesan, Emu, Ohodua, Ewatto, Ewosa, Ewohimi, Ekpon, Ebelle, Okalo, Amahor, Iria, Ugun, Ujiagba, Ogwa, Igueben, Ugbegun, Idoa, Uzen, Orowa, Udo, Onogholo and Ukhun (Okogie 29).</p>
<p>The people had a religion with certain basic beliefs similar to those of the Christian religion. They believed in an Almighty or -Overall God (Osenobua) to whom worship was given through the minor communal household gods known as ebo (Donatus Akhilomen 12).</p>
<p>Ebo, divinities or gods who were worshipped by the traditional Esan society were only approached as intermediaries between Osenobulua, Supreme Being and them (the people). ‘They act for Him in the theocratic government of the world’ (Alli 45). As they,s the ebo were brought forth by Osenobulua, Supreme Being Himself, they have no absolute existence or authority.</p>
<p>They were appointed and are commissioned by him to serve a purpose. Hence, their authority and power is derived from Him and delegated by Him. This is why in Esan, every act of worship or ritual has an ultimate reference to Osenobulua the Supreme Being who in turn sanctions it.</p>
<p>Apart from this, the traditional Esan society cherished their cultural values such as family unit or communalism, respect for elders and constituted authority, ancestral worship, to mention but a few. All of these were strictly adhered to as their guiding principles. This was the position in Esan when Christianity and western culture began to make inroads.</p>
<p>The coming of Christianity with its civilizing influence has greatly affected the cultural life of Esan people. This impact has been greatly felt in the economic, political, educational, medical and in the overall cultural life of the people. In essence, it could be said that the presence of the Christian Church stimulated the socio-cultural development of the Esan people.</p>
<p>These are, in spite of the deficiencies of the early Christian missionaries (who could not distinguish between the culture of Europe and the principles of Christianity). Those aspects of the Esan cultural values that were not in the best interest of the people (according to the missionaries) had to give way or abolished.</p>
<p>One could say here, that, it might be one of the reasons why in the mid-nineteen seventies, there was a constant call for the revival of culture in Nigeria. Every ethnic group in Nigeria was encouraged and motivated to revive the apparently dormant cultural values of its peoples.</p>
<p>General Yakubu Gowon, a former Head of State, said at the fourth National Festival of Arts in 1975, that some people had wondered whether the aim of cultural revival was to abandon all modern amenities and conveniences and return to pre-historic times, or whether it was to raise a new religion which would replace the existing ones.</p>
<p>He maintained that such views were wrong since Cultural Revolution is not synonymous with cultural bigotry (Kato 4). Nwafor Nduka, argues that Cultural Revolution or emancipation does not mean a call to return to the past. What he is saying is that there are much of our past that are no longer relevant to the society today and therefore, should be discarded (vi), but those that are relevant should be revived and reserved.</p>
<p>This is because much of our past is no longer relevant to the society today. Matthew Omo-Ojugo, agrees with Nduka when he said that, Edo State and Nigeria have excellent cultural values which should be revived for the survival of our society and for our people to compete meaningfully wzith other societies in the world in the 21st century and beyond.</p>
<p>He added that there are, however, some traditional and cultural traits which must be discarded because they are no longer relevant in civilized societies (2).</p>
<p>According to Nduka, “we are culturally under-developed; therefore our appreciation of beauty is mundane and almost naive. We instinctively like or dislike what we see. The profound and the intriguing put us off” (7-10). This implies that our cultural values still exhibits the disabilities of adolescents, for, as yet, it has not assumed is final distinctive statures. Therefore, there is need of re-assessment, re-evaluation and development.</p>
<p>If Cultural Revolution is neither a return to the past, nor an introduction of another new religion, then what is it? According to Adrian Hastings, it means “rediscovering the wisdom of the ancestors, revaluing their ceremonies, reawakening their names, renewing their own language” (43).</p>
<p>Nduka, opines that, it is; “a more discriminating, in culturing of foreign cultural elements with the indigenous cultural heritage, instead of just selling our cultural birthright for a mess of Western Cultural Pottage” (vi). In a nut shell, culture is an aggregate concept fundamentally characterized by the distinctive spirit, way of life, device for living and attainments of the people.</p>
<p>Olive Ponting opines that culture determines how social institutions cultivate and impose behaviour that is communally transmitted from one generation to another. Culture is versatile and includes both material and non-material objects and concepts.</p>
<p>It entails the totality of a people’s norms, values, beliefs, codes of socially acceptable conducts, mode of life, religion, philosophy and ideology. It also includes communal informal education and technology (430).</p>
<p>If the above statements are correct, then cultural revival are noble intentions that should be pursued vigorously. Africans generally and Esan in particular, has every reason to seek the revival of their cultural values since their philosophy, value, systems, identity, languages and indeed, all of their cultural values had apparently been threatened with extinction.</p>
<p>They had been humiliated, exploited, oppressed, and denied self-determination (Kato 5), and this also applied to Esan people. They had become strangers even in their own land as a result of colonialism by the Europeans.</p>
<p>The white men had conquered them with their culture, and so anything that gave Africans a sign of relief was welcome, while anything that subjected them to the imperialists was resisted. That was why, what seems to be good was marred by those who conducted the crusade against Christianity, “the White man’s religion”,and directed their energies to the persecution of Christians.</p>
<p>The Christian religion was rightly or wrongly identified with imperial Europe, therefore, all appeared culturally alienating. Those who felt that Christianity was detrimental to the cultural values of the people wanted a cultural revival without prejudice to the schools, medical facilities, architectural designs, and indeed the benefits of science and technology from Europe.</p>
<p>Culture has been defined as the total life style of people. According to Edward Tylor, culture is; ‘that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, moral, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society’(21).</p>
<p>Also, culture comprises ideology, including ideas, beliefs and values, technology including skills, crafts, arts and material items; and social organization- including rules, regulations and roles (Hobbs and Blank 84).</p>
<p>In this study, we shall present the cultural setting of the Esan society before the coming of the Christian religion, of particular interest on the fact that the society was a religious one and given these ideas about cultural values, we observed a situation of cultural clash between the Africans and the Europeans at the coming of the Christian religion.</p>
<p>A change in any aspect of a cultural value affects other aspects. This is more evident in connection with religion which has been regarded as the heart of culture. The Esan people, however, already had values that they would not give up. They liked some of the things Christianity taught and did, but it was not possible to throw away everything they had so cherished before the coming of Christianity.</p>
<p>The result was a conflict of values. Conflict between the traditional Esan values and the Western Christian values. The westerners insisted on the superiority of their culture and religion and demanded a complete abandonment of the traditional Esan values such as their mode of worship, polygamy, communalism et cetera. This was not acceptable to the Esan people.</p>
<p>Christians were persecuted, and on many occasions taken to court at Ubiaja (interview with Chief Samuel Omofumaat Ukpoke-Uhiele on June 5, 2016). The Esan people who accepted the Christian religion, did so mainly because of the benefits they would get from the civilizing influence of Europe. Their conversion was superficial; there was no deep commitment to the Christian religion.</p>
<p>However their life-style was bound to change. Those cultural practices that were not in agreement with the new religion had to be completely dropped or modified (Ayandele 243). For instance, people were made to change their traditional names which expresses their philosophy and religion to Western names at conversion even without knowing the meanings.</p>
<p>Those who answered traditional names on conversion to Christianity, changed them to Christian names particularly at baptism. Some who even answered meaningful traditional names considered a change necessary to march with the demands of the new religion.</p>
<p>This trend almost destroyed the value in names as people abandoned meaningful names that expressed their cultural philosophy, religion amongst others. (interview with Omofuma at Ukpoke, June 5, 2016).</p>
<p>Some Esan people however resisted changing their names and have ever since not been any less Christians. A good example is the researcher whose father did not change her tradition name at baptism. Till today, she bears her traditional name. Apart from these, the Esan people’s cherished culture such as respect for elders, communal life, ancestral worship amongst others were distorted in the name of western civilization which was encouraged by the Christian faith.</p>
<p>Service Elman, affirms that, “the human race is proceeding toward greater and greater homogeneity-racially, culturally, and linguistically” (xiii). Regrettably, Elman noted that, through this process of homogeneity, many of the world’s ancient cultural values had disappeared.</p>
<p>Elman continued that, while some cultural values are simply dying out or being exterminated, some are undergoing radical changes as they become involved in various kinds of functional relationships with expanding industrial civilization, and others are being ethnically assimilated (xiii).</p>
<p>This is sad observation and it is not in the best interest of Africans who are endowed with their God-given cultural values. Some anthropologists have also expressed fear over such findings, such that the disappearance of cultural values has brought a great loss to human knowledge, art, history and science (xiii).</p>
<p>Is it in any wonder therefore, that, a people whose culture is threatened with extermination would seek means of protecting their cultures? They need to be sympathised with. Their predicament is caused in most cases by “the ignorance and sometimes the cruelty with which ‘civilized’ peoples had treated them” (xiii). This situation could be the sad story of the Esan people.</p>
<p>They have complained about the apparent extinction of their cultural values including their language. Omo-Ojugo, “Time News” states; “A language is endangered when it is on a path toward extinction. A language is in danger when its speakers cease to use it in an increasingly reduced number of communicative domains and cease to pass it on from one generation to the next.</p>
<p>That is, there are no new speakers, adult or children. In Esan today, there are many literate parents, who deliberately use the English language as the only means of communication between themselves and their children at home.</p>
<p>Even among illiterate and semi-literate parents, it is becoming something of ‘fashion’ to use adulterated English, Nigerian Pidgin English or a mixture of both Esan and English or Esan and Nigerian Pidgin English, reflecting an apparent diglossie situation in a society that otherwise was homogenous linguistically” (81).</p>
<p>There is need for Esan people to revive their language so that Esan language will not go into extinction. In the face of such apparent extinction, what could be the justification of the Esan society playing host to Christianity for these number of years?</p>
<p>Could it be that the Christian religion has not done what it was supposed to do in the land? Is it also true that the total cultural values of the Esan people have been threatened with extinction? These and other related issues shall be examined in the course of our discussion.</p>
<p>In this work, we shall present some cultural values of Esan people as it has been affected both negatively and positively by Christianity and western culture. This thesis, therefore examines the impact of Christianity and Western culture on cultural values of Esan, the conflicts between Christianity and culture in Esanland and then proffer possible solutions to the conflict so that future Christian evangelists do not make the same mistake of the early missionaries.</p>
<p><strong>1.1. Statement of the Problem</strong></p>
<p>The common opinion by some knowledgeable and highly placed men and women in Esan is that the Christian religion is a mere “opium of the people”. Karl Marx used this expression to argue that religion functions as an instrument of maintaining stratification systems in society and of keeping the masses under subjection to a few privileged rich. By this position they contend that the Christian religion is detrimental to the development process of the Esan society.</p>
<p>The introduction of Christianity to Esanland was viewed as a threat to the old order and was therefore strongly resisted by the Chief Priests of the various traditional religions who were supported by village elders. It is not surprising that, most of the pioneer Christians in Esanland were persecuted in their attempt to win converts (Kio-Apori 63).</p>
<p>The implication of this position is that, the Christian religion has no positive effect that it can offer to the cultural values of the Esan people. Such a negative view of the Christian religion in Esanland fails to recognize the contribution that Christianity has made in the areas of education, commerce, health, housing, politics, economy, social services, among others.</p>
<p>These improvement have been a direct result of the coming of the Christian religion with Western civilization and culture. Instead of recognising this, these antagonists contend that in spite of the number of years that Christianity came to the land, its impact has been very minimal on the cultural life of the Esan people.</p>
<p>If these submissions are proved to be correct, they will have devastating effects on the Christian religion in Esan society. It is the burden of this essay therefore, to assess the impact of Christianity and Western culture on the Cultural values of Esan people.</p>
<p>This task is carried out with the consciousness that whereas there is a difference between the Christian Religion and Western culture and civilization, on one hand, it is impossible to separate one from the other in the context of our present discussion. The reason is that Christian religion came into Esan on the wings of Western civilization and colonialism.</p>
<p><strong>1.2. Objectives of the Study</strong></p>
<p>The overall aim of this study is to critically examine the impact of Christianity on the cultural Values of Esan people. The specific objectives of the study, therefore, are to:</p>
<p>(a) examine the negative and positive impact of Christian religion on the cultural values of the Esan people;</p>
<p>(b). establish that the traditional Esan society was a well ordered, with a viable social structure, social institutions and cultural values before the advent of Christian religion and Western Culture;</p>
<p>(c). prove that Esan people are not atheists: they were not irreligious, that religion guided their total life before the coming of Christian religion; and</p>
<p>(d). make useful recommendations in addressing the conflict between Christian teachings and Esan cultural values.</p>
<p><strong>1.3. Research Methods</strong></p>
<p>This study relies on primary and secondary sources of information. It made use of historical and evaluative methods of research.</p>
<p>For the primary sources, copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents and key informant interview (K.I.I) was conducted among Esan people in order to get up to date data. The instrument used was the random sampling method.</p>
<p>For the secondary sources, relevant materials such as journals, articles, books and other resources were consulted. The lack of ample literature in the subject area has made key informant interview and the use of questionnaire compelling and inevitable.</p>
<p>It is expected that an objective historical and evaluative study of this kind would give fresh perspectives on the impact of Christianity and western culture on the cultural values of Esan people.</p>
<p>Theoretically, this study adopts the Prudential Personalist Ethics theory propounded by Benedict Ashley, which is basically teleological in nature, but different from emotivism and voluntarism or deontologism. “Prudential Personalist Ethics stresses that the “ends’’ of human action are always persons and the community of interrelated persons responding to each other” (173).</p>
<p>This ethical model is qualified Prudential because this indicates the practical goal-seeking character and even the situational or contextual character of this ethics. Personalism advocates that morality is not solely a matter of obeying abstract rules, but to intelligently seek appropriate, concrete behavior by which an individual achieves personal goals.</p>
<p>According to Anthony Flannery, “the value of the law or rule is not denied, but the emphasis is on the fact that what makes such law obligatory is their helpfulness in guiding prudential decisions to successful goal-achievement’’ (955). The goals that are morally right for a human being are such that are determined by the nature of the human person and human action.</p>
<p>Thus, this Prudential Personalist model of ethics is not based on intuitionism or idealism of any sort since its principles are derived from human historical experience, especially the experience of perfect human actualization (John Onimawhawo “Youths and Moral”16).</p>
<p>Ashley claims that this ethics is called ‘’personalism’’ because it evaluates human goals and the means to these goals in terms of the self actualisation or fulfillment of the human person in the community (173). In Prudential Personalism, therefore, the consequences of any human act must be assessed not in terms of immediate pains and pleasures or even in terms of other immediate qualitative values but must have bearing on the actualization of the human person in relation to other persons (17).</p>
<p>In the debate on ethical issues, that ethical decisions are always taken within the context of some value system is an obvious fact. In considering any ethical debate within a historical-theological context, we need a paradigm which will help us make our conclusions not only consistent with historical-theological norms, but also that which takes into account the value systems of others.</p>
<p>This is why this work adopts Prudential Personalism ethical model in evaluating the impact of Christianity and western culture on the cultural values of Esan people. It is an ethical model whose logic goes beyond those who take their stand on absolute principles or authoritative laws and those who argue only for pragmatic solutions.</p>
<p>Therefore it is when Prudential Personalism logic is employed that we shall be able to achieve a synthesis of extreme positions on Christian religion and western culture on cultural values of Esan people.</p>
<p>In this study, a historical-analytic approach based on Prudential Personalism ethical model was adopted. With the historical approached, we were able to discourse, explain and analyze critically the negative and positive impact of Christianity and western culture on the cultural values of Esan people.</p>
<p>The evaluative method of research was employed to achieve the overall aim and specific objectives of this study. The study, therefore, examined the impact of Christianity and western culture on cultural values of Esan people, using the Prudential Personalist Ethics theoretical framework to ascertain the significance of the solution proffered to harmonise the two cultural differences.</p>
<p>This theory was considered basically because of the moral and cultural values highlighted in the work. It is an ethical model whose logic goes beyond abstract rules; it is to intelligently seek appropriate, concrete behaviours by which human personal goals are achieved.</p>
<p><strong>1.4. Location of Study</strong></p>
<p>Esan is made up of 30 clans and it is located in the northern part of the forest regions. It occupies longitude 5o 301 7o 301 and latitude 5o 301 north and 7o 301East of Benin (Olayinka 12-33). The area is bounded in the north and northeast by Akoko-Edo Local Government Area; on the south by Ika Local Government Area; on the west by Owan Local Government Area.</p>
<p>It occupies an area of about 2,987.52 kms (Okogie 2).Before the colonial period, there were rigidly fixed geographical boundaries. The areas expanded and contributed under various political and social-economic circumstances which reflected possible strength and weaknesses of the period.</p>
<p>The boundaries were often along roads and demarcated by geographical and environmental features such as hills, rivers and streams. Iyala or moat demarcated an in-group from out-group of Esan settlers (Okoduwa 1).</p>
<p><strong>1.5. Scope of Limitation of Study</strong></p>
<p>This study is poised to explore the impact of the Christian religion and western culture on the cultural values of the Esan people. The area of concentration is basically in these five (5) Local Government Areas viz:-Esan West, Esan Central, Esan North-East, Esan North-West and Igueben Local Government Areas, all in Edo State.</p>
<p>These areas have been selected by the writer because the writer is well abreast with these areas and quite conversant with the custom and cultural values of these areas.</p>
<p>In the course of the study, the researcher had financial and transportation constraints due to the deplorable situation of the roads in Esanland and such could not move round all the Local Government Areas; therefore, could not access those to be interviewed in such areas personally except through the questionnaires distributed with the assistance of some members of my church. Also managing my family as a widow with my job and the state of my health was quite demanding during the course of this study.</p>
<p><strong>1.6. Clarification of Terms</strong></p>
<p>Some key terms will be defined and explained for purpose of clarity. They include: Christianity, Culture, Value and Esan.</p>
<p><strong>1.6.1. Christianity</strong></p>
<p>Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheist religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ who served as the focal point of the Christian faith. It is the world’s largest religion with over 2.4 billion followers or 33% of the global population, known as Christians.</p>
<p>It is one of the most popular religions through the western world. Members of the religion are called Christians. It is a monotheistic religion, meaning it has only one God (Encyclopedia; Monotheistic Religion.</p>
<p>Web 5th Febuary 2016). It is also the act of voluntarily accepting Jesus Christ as personal Lord and saviour and as such become his disciple who learns and behaves like him. In respect of this study, Christianity shall be referred to as religious activities carried out by religious people with the aim of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ.</p>
<p>As an adjunct to the above considered definition; I have put forward my own definition of Christianity. Christianity is a term that refers to the beliefs espoused by various group of churches that derive their doctrines from the teaching of Jesus Christ and His apostles.</p>
<p>The most important thing for Christians is love and charity towards all manners of men. Christians group sometimes differ in traditions that come to surround their practices of faith. The expression of the basic tenets as indicated above is a unifying factor that shapes the outlook of Christians.</p>
<p><strong>1.7.2. Culture</strong></p>
<p>From the beginning of a person’s life to when he goes to the grave he is regulated by certain creations of man called culture. In spite of the fact that all anthropologists’ agree on the importance of the concept culture, yet no particular definition has a universal acceptable definition.</p>
<p>Different definitions are given depending on the persuasion and perspective of the proponent. It must be noted here that men of letters have usually adopted a descriptive and practical approach in their effort to define culture. According to Paul Mussen, culture is; “a body of stored knowledge, characteristic ways of thinking and feeling, attitudes, goals and ideas” (Mussen 62).</p>
<p>Edward Taylor defined it as “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society” (21). John Fichter a sociologist has also concisely defined culture as: “the total configuration of institutions that the people in society share in common” (270). Onyerisara Ukeje summarized all the above mentioned definitions as an all-embrasive sort of descriptive definition when he said:</p>
<p>In general therefore, culture may be defined as the fabric of ideas, beliefs, skill, tools aesthetic objects, methods of thinking, of eating and of talking as well as customs and institutions into which each member of the society is born. In short it includes the way each individual makes a living the music he plays, celebrations and festivals, modes of communication and transportation, the house we live in and the food we eat. (3)</p>
<p>From the definitions we have attempted from above, it is very clear that culture is descriptive and complex concept with wide-ranging and comprehensive connotations and significance. It is also clear that culture refers to the way of life of a people-away of life that reflects their distinctive genius and spirit,</p>
<p>their fundamental character or ethos, their values orientations, world-view, institutions and achievements in the various fields of human endeavors-Legal and literary, artistic and scientific, religious, philosophical and technological (Leonard Broom and Philip Selznick 50-51). Therefore, culture is an aggregate concept fundamentally characterized by the distinctive spirit, way of life, device for living and attainment of people.</p>
<p><strong>1.7.3. Values</strong></p>
<p>Values are important and lasting beliefs or ideas shared by the members of the society about what is good. Levi Ezeaku defines value as norms which refers to a set of ideas and of opinion commonly held against which member’s actions and achievements are measured and evaluated.</p>
<p>It is these that determine what is socially accepted (89). Every human society has a set of moral issues, what is good or bad, right or wrong. These notions, which have a great deal of influence on the conduct of the members of that particular society are usually based upon some recognized authority whose sanctions are accepted and obeyed.</p>
<p>To some, moral values, sanctions or ethics are derived from human society (Idowu 144). To others, common sense is the source of supernatural source. Whatever the source, moral sanctions have power to compel obedience (146, 152). African society are no exception although, their moral values are not uniform throughout the land.</p>
<p>The moral values or codes of behavior are designed to promote good, right and healthy societal living (Dzurgba 60). They are to regulate the behavioral lives of people individually and collectively for peace, concord and social harmony.</p>
<p>The African traditionalist believes that the society belongs to the deity and the various divinities have been given certain duties to perform among their people. They are the final authority over all laws and moral codes regulating such society. He punishes evil not only here on earth but in hereafter as well.</p>
<p>To avoid this punishment, the African traditionalists are required to live an ideal life here on earth to secure a sure good home hereafter. Ideal life includes honesty, kindness, truthfulness, chastity, loyalty, kindness, humility, obedience, devotion, respect, generosity, hospitality, justice and such other virtues.</p>
<p>One of the agents of cultural values are parents and elders. They are strictly charged with the up keep of the society, to govern their homes and society at large. It is their obligatory responsibility to keep orders and sanity in the society. They are the guardians of the laws, rules, and order regulating the society; hence they are greatly reverenced (Parinder 179). Others are ancestors, divinities and personal names.</p>
<p>However, due to new African modernism generating from western Christianity, civilization and political emancipation a lot of the valuable cultural values are either reinterpreted or set aside with total ignominy. Prominent conversational acts, taboos and rules of the past are no longer regarded today. However, from historical experiences, and for ideal ethical societies, the African (Esan) people have to rediscover their wealth or values to improve upon the present decadent society.</p>
<p><strong>1.7.4. Esan</strong></p>
<p>The word ‘Esan’ is the shortened form of the original Edo phrase “Esanfua” (which means they jumped off’ or they fled or escaped) (Omokhodion 1). It is generally believed that due to the oppressive measures put in place by the Oba of Benin in the 14th century AD, the people, who later came to settle in this part of the State ‘escaped’ or literally put, ‘jumped out’ from Benin kingdom and fled into the jungle. Today, those who descended from them are called the Esan people.</p>
<p>Geographically, Esan is located on a plateau of about 134 miles above the sea level. This Esan plateau rises from river Orhiomo in Esan East Local Government Area and it is drained by river Utor, Orie, Obhu and Oha, including Iyagun stream, Utobo stream and a few other minor streams. The group of people referred to today as Esans can be found to the North-East of Benin.</p>
<p>These people form the bulk of the people in the former Esan division of the Benin province. On the North-West and North of Ishan land, there is the Ivbiosakan land (owan) and Etsako Divisons while on the South and South-East you have the Western Ibo, the Agbor and Asaba people.</p>
<p>On the East, it is boarded by the River Niger and Igala people (Omokhodion 1). Today Esan division is divided into five Local Government Areas, namely; Esan West, Esan Central, Esan North East, Esan East and Igueben Local Government Areas.</p>
<p>The Esans possess a well-defined social political structure in which the family plays vital roles as its unit generates dual social and moral systems (Akhilomen 12).Akhilomen contributed that, Esans as a people had a democratic and egalitarian system of government before the advent of the Europeans. The families form the bases for social unity and thereby exerts great influence on its members.</p>
<p>Members consult one another before major decisions was taken. The Onogie directs the political wheel of the community, while the Odionwele functions at the level of Idumu or quarter to ensure that administration is run smoothly (12).</p>
<p><strong>1.7. Organization of the work</strong></p>
<p>This study is divided into five Chapters. The first chapter is the introductory chapter. It deals with the statement of the problem of the research, the aim and objectives of the study, Research methodology, location of the study, scope and limitations of study, clarification of terms, and organization of works.</p>
<p>Chapter two gives the review of related literature of some Scholars on Esan people history of origin, occupations, traditional religion, social structure and major institutions of the Esans. With these, one was able to appreciate the organisation of the traditional Esan society. In Chapter three, we examine the cultural values in Esanland.</p>
<p>In this regard, a brief definition of the concept of culture was given. We also examine how the economy and religion of the Esan evolved. This was to show that, the Esan society was richly endowed with values that enhanced its integrating and survival before the advent of Christianity into the land.</p>
<p>A brief history of the advent of Christianity into Africa, and Esan is given in Chapter four. The Chapter also focuses on the spread of Christianity in the land of Esan, such advent and spread were not without conflicts.as is the case when there is clash of two forces, there was a conflict between the Christian church and the cultural values of the Esan people.</p>
<p>This is carefully evaluated in this chapter. The impact of the Christian religion on the cultural values of the Esan people was also discussed. Each cultural value is carefully examined to see how Christianity has affected it.</p>
<p>A further look is also taken at what role the Christian religion has played in the religious, social, educational, and economic development of the Esan people. Chapter five focuses on the evaluation, summary, findings, contributions to knowledge, conclusion and recommendations.</p>
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<p>CHAPITER 1</p>
<p>INTRODUCTION</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>THE STUDY&#8217;S HISTORY</p>
<p>In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Portuguese had a monopoly-like grip on trade along the coast of West Africa, and the spread of Christianity was their main objective. They nevertheless valued commerce in addition to it because it supported their missionary work. The Iberian Peninsula, where an active resistance to Muslim dominance grew up, had long been dominated by Muslims from North Africa, with whom Portugal had fought a long and bitter battle.</p>
<p>This conflict against Islam in Europe was extended to Africa. North Africa was the scene of a war against the Moors. Later, they relocated to West Africa, but for a variety of reasons, they were unsuccessful. The first missionaries to set foot in Nigeria were Catholics, thanks to the influence of Portuguese traders.</p>
<p>The first English missionary groups had quickly established their presence by the nineteenth century. Except for the north western and north-eastern regions of Nigeria, Christianity had spread throughout the country by the first half of the 20th century.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The missionaries&#8217; contribution to education in Nigeria was their greatest. The &#8220;Nursery of the infant Church&#8221; was the name of the first school ever known to exist in Nigeria, which was founded by Mr. &amp; Mrs. De Graft of the Methodist mission in Badagry.</p>
<p>However, the C.M.S. mission made the biggest impact on education during this early time. Early Christian missionaries&#8217; main goal was to educate Africans and convert them to Christianity. Bishop Crowther&#8217;s main evangelism strategy was education. Africans were also intended to be trained as local administrators by missionaries.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Northern Traditional rulers exerted pressure on the colonialists to halt the spread of Christianity to the north western and north eastern regions of the country due to the rapid growth of converts from Islam and traditional religions to Christianity.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Because of the influence of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements as well as the Independent African Churches, Christianity experienced an acceleration in its growth during the 1970s and 1980s. The majority of Evangelical Christians were reported to be found in Nigerian universities and colleges at the time (Patrick Johnston: Operation World, WEC International 2001)</p>
<p>Additionally, indigenous missionary organizations were formed with the goal of ministering to unreached peoples. Conflict between Christians and Muslims resulted from these factors, along with the fact that more Christians were participating in politics.</p>
<p>The Federal Sharia Court of Appeal&#8217;s incorporation into the Nigerian Constitution was the focal point of the first significant conflict. The second was the presidency&#8217;s creation of a &#8220;Islamic Board.&#8221; These were criticized by Christians as a covert attempt to Islamize Nigeria.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>As a result, Nigeria&#8217;s settlement has a strong<a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/prisoner-rehabilitation-and-reformation/" data-wpel-link="internal"> nature of socialization</a> that clearly defines the role of both sexes. Every society in the world has a specific structure designed to meet the immediate needs of the society (male and female). It is impossible to overstate the importance of character development in relation to the position of Christians in Nigerian society over time, but this is not a serious issue.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The goal of this study is to pinpoint the ways that Christianity has assisted in character development among young people.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>It will also examine the significant part that Christians play in Nigerian society at large.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Finally, it will look at the relationship between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>STUDY QUESTIONS</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>1. Are Christians in Nigeria a source of character development?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>2. How important is it for Nigeria&#8217;s economy to have Christians there?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>3. Is Christianity the country of Nigeria&#8217;s main religion?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>4. Does the Christian faith foster moral and emotional growth in Nigeria?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>NECESSITY OF THE STUDY</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The youth, women, the government, and the Christians themselves will all greatly benefit from the study&#8217;s knowledge. The findings of the research and the Christian viewpoint on the issue of youth character development in Nigeria will be carefully examined and interpreted using the information gathered.</p>
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<p>1.1 Background Of The Study</p>
<p>The church of Christ in this century has been founded mostly on prosperity gospel teachings, which has resulted in her apostate status. Unfortunately, today&#8217;s Christians have failed to recognise that the current <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/islam-and-religious-freedom-in-nigeria/" data-wpel-link="internal">apostasy</a> in the church amounts to a house that has literally forsaken her fidelity to the Lord.</p>
<p>Jehovah, the God of Covenant, faithfully keeps His promises to the point where humans can actually live off every word that comes from His mouth. In her haste to maintain her worldly subsistence, the church of Christ made the biggest folly of all time:</p>
<p>she forgot that the most crucial basis upon which her provision was well pledged is righteousness. Then, as though in response to her prayer, the deceit arrived in the form of the prosperity gospel from heaven, which she quickly accepted without hesitation.</p>
<p>As a result, the church has virtually engaged in sermons of a false brand of christianity that fronts the spiritually irresponsible living in <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/the-quest-for-political-power-through-violence/" data-wpel-link="internal">compromise</a> with sin for the majority of her life. All the excesses of earthly money and pleasures are strewn throughout the church&#8217;s distorted view of prosperity, to the point where holiness has been marginalised.</p>
<p>This has ultimately rendered the church spiritually too fragile and feeble to even go on the blood-splattered path that Jesus mapped out for her on the Cross at Calvary.</p>
<p>Though the church has long recognised the bloodstained highway of holiness, her actions suggest that she has not been forced into a terrible conflict with the wider roads of this wicked world.</p>
<p>The Lord Jesus Christ aggravated the church into a permanent confrontation with this evil dark world following His passionate suffering on the Cross.</p>
<p>It is His unflinching stance on the Cross and the agony of such a state of affairs that has hoisted a red flag in the church&#8217;s dealing with sin, so that she does not give the enemy an advantage over her life.</p>
<p>Nothing beneficial has resulted from the church&#8217;s worship by yielding to the disguised demands of this evil world, nor has God been honoured by her praise.</p>
<p>In the absence of holiness, the evidence of a Christian walk is now worthless in breaking the stronghold of rebellion in the church and summoning God&#8217;s might, because human capacity, strength, and power have predictably weakened in the face of such a humongous mountain of earthly darkness to overcome.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for today&#8217;s apostate pastors, while this scenario plays out precisely, faith, the bedrock of the Christian walk in the church, now rests in God. This kind of faith deterioration is what has allowed deception and rampart lying into today&#8217;s sanctuary of the LORD.</p>
<p>Only a righteously obedient walk along the route of holiness may reveal to the church the true defining intent of holiness when the LORD said, &#8220;Above all things, I desire that you prosper&#8221; (Isaiah 35:8-9).</p>
<p>1.2 Statement Of The Problem</p>
<p>Since losing his heavenly estate, the adversary has resolved to exact vengeance by causing the church to share in his humiliating fall.</p>
<p>The enemy, well aware that it is impossible for us to deny the uproar of our fallen nature in our own power, has continually taken advantage of this weakness and so fully engaged his false insinuations to ensnare anyone whose trust in God is not.</p>
<p>He has designed new plans and routes of attack, particularly against the church. At our LORD Jesus&#8217; nativity in a humble Bethlehem manger, the enemy already understood that One had arrived with a divine commission to challenge his control over people and, finally, set the church free.</p>
<p>The opponent trembled greatly as a result of the angel&#8217;s word confirming the authority of the newly born King. Despite the difficulty of comprehending the mystery of this <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/impact-of-twitter-ban-on-social-support-and-humanitarian-service/" data-wpel-link="internal">tremendous</a> love sacrifice, the glory, peace, majesty, and joy of heavenly fellowship were abundantly plain.</p>
<p>To say the least, the fact that the Son of God would descend to earth as a man struck the adversary with frightening awe and tremendous terror.</p>
<p>1.3 Objectives Of The Study</p>
<p>The anticipated end-of-the-world resurgence has arrived. An undeniable Holy Spirit revival is presently beginning to restore righteousness and holiness to the ends of the earth.</p>
<p>It is the young modesty and grace of this endtime Holy Ghost revival that will eventually disarm the preconceptions of the prosperity priesthood in its entirety, allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to their hearts unconsciously.</p>
<p>While that glorious revival has yet to completely consume the planet, today&#8217;s spiritual deterioration does deviate significantly from the expected norm. This is because every congregation that follows the highway of holiness should have clearly trusted the LORD&#8217;s guidance on topics of repentance.</p>
<p>Furthermore, even in the most extreme environment of money-preaching and prosperity promotion, concerns about the unexpected return of the Messiah are beginning to surface.</p>
<p>The church, in her greatest spiritual performance and sensibility, knows all too well that the original aim for which Jesus was sent to the Cross to pay such a dreadful heart-wrenching price of redemption was never an earthly restricted living.</p>
<p>Because of its evident spiritual flaws, the prosperity gospel has entirely failed to denounce the evil that has already infiltrated the church, preferring instead to reconcile worldliness and spiritual rot inside the Christian fraternity.</p>
<p>As joyful as they appear today, this type of apostate church cannot afford the luxury of forgetting the anguish and distress that their unreadiness will cause when the Messiah returns.</p>
<p>1.6 Significance Of The Research</p>
<p>The faulting of God&#8217;s word in this era has greatly multiplied apostasy today, as well as the open practise of open wickedness and shameless heedlessness in the church of Christ.</p>
<p>Despite God&#8217;s obvious declaration of his purpose to prosper humans here on earth, it was God&#8217;s intention that such wealth focus the heart of the church totally into the perishable deterioration realm.</p>
<p>However, God&#8217;s ultimate blueprint for man&#8217;s creation meant that any blessing of wealth could allow him to be caught up with the Messiah in the magnificent gathering at rapture. However, it is becoming increasingly clear and to a greater extent that the conception of God&#8217;s new design remains, for the most part, misinterpreted to the current church.</p>
<p>As a result, the grave spiritual error that today offers the false gospel of affluence has largely wiped out the church&#8217;s authority and honour, reducing it to near-irrelevance.</p>
<p>Worship observance has now been substantially reduced to mere formality with the majority of today&#8217;s believers in this decrepit state.</p>
<p>1.7 Scope and Limitations Of Study</p>
<p>This research focuses on apostasy and church expansion.</p>
<p>Limitations Of Study</p>
<p>Financial constraint- A lack of funds tends to restrict the researcher&#8217;s efficiency in locating relevant materials, literature, or information, as well as in the data collection procedure (internet, questionnaire, and interview).</p>
<p>Time constraint- The researcher will conduct this investigation alongside other <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/a-system-of-appraisal-for-academic-staffs/" data-wpel-link="internal">academic</a> activities. As a result, the amount of time spent on research will be reduced.<br />
1.8 Definition of Terms</p>
<p>Apostasy: The rejection or abandoning of a religious or political belief or principle.</p>
<p>Church Growth is a movement within evangelical Christianity that seeks to establish methods for church growth based on business marketing strategies.</p>
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<h2 class="page-title">IMPACT OF POS BANKING ON CHURCH</h2>
<p>INTRODUCTION</p>
<p>HISTORY OF THE STUDY<br />
As we progress deeper into the twenty-first century, the church and modern technologies appear to become increasingly intertwined&#8221; (Hoover 2006).</p>
<p>This argument clearly outlines the relationship between religious belief and the new information and communication technologies that are the most defining <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/sexual-and-sexuality-discourse-among-students-on-social-media/" data-wpel-link="internal">media</a> tools of the twenty-first century. ICT-driven technology can be used in nearly every aspect of church life, including the payment system (Ovia, 2005).</p>
<p>Members of the church, on the other hand, make various sorts of payments. Tithe, general offering, special offering, thanksgiving, harvest, covenant offering, offering for the less privileged/needy, building development donations, and other common payments made during church service are listed below.</p>
<p>Monetary authorities in all countries have closely watched and promoted the role and relevance of effective payment systems. However, the Nigerian cash-based payment system cannot and has not ensured the much-needed efficient and effective transactions essential for long-term economic development.</p>
<p>Armed robberies, the use of counterfeit bank notes, frauds, the inconvenience of carrying large amounts of currency notes, long periods of waiting in bank halls, frequent trips to banks, and the frequent printing of bank notes are among the problems frequently associated with cash transactions (Nnanna and Ajayi, 2005).</p>
<p>However, churches in Nigeria are beginning to participate in this cashless payment system by embracing modern and cashless payment methods, particularly the use of PoS.</p>
<p>For many years, point-of-sale (PoS) systems have existed in various forms. Many firms utilise these systems not only to accept payments, but also to provide bookkeeping, sales monitoring, and inventory management.</p>
<p>So far, this approach has gone a long way towards improving consumer experiences through customer loyalty programmes and company proposals (Ojo, 2004).</p>
<p>Nowadays, <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/apostasy-and-church-growth/" data-wpel-link="internal">POS</a> systems are used not just in corporate settings but also in churches, which has had a significant impact on churches.</p>
<p>Though there have been different debates and objections among Christians in Nigeria that the use of POSsystem in church is sinful, and this has been one of the primary issues faced by the usage of this system in Nigerian churches.</p>
<p>Some church executives in Nigeria have come to the conclusion that the banks offered it to the church and that, with the world turning digital, the members should also strive to fit in.</p>
<p>They also claim that it would alleviate the stress of searching for cash every Sunday, as well as those who forget to bring money to church.</p>
<p>So, when you come to church, all you have to do is use your ATM card at the designated spots and receive your receipts! You deliver these receipts as an offering at the altar to promote efficiency and responsibility.</p>
<p>STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM<br />
The reliance on cash-based systems of donation and offering in churches, on the other hand, has been found to be risky and inconvenient because money outside of banks cannot be subjected to regulatory and operational procedures, and the ability of monetary policy to achieve set objectives in the presence of significant currency out of bank (COB) is thus limited.</p>
<p>As a result, many churches employ POS to collect offerings and donations from members in order to avoid the risks associated with carrying cash about.</p>
<p>Nigerians&#8217; cash-carrying nature is also responsible for a big pool of money in the hands of <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/effect-of-financial-inclusion-on-micro-small-and-medium-enterprises-msmes-performance-in-south-western-nigeria/" data-wpel-link="internal">unbanked</a> citizens. There has been no research into the influence of POS on churches. The researcher, on the other hand, is looking into the impact of POS on churches.</p>
<p>OBJECTIVES OF STUDY<br />
The following are the study&#8217;s objectives:</p>
<p>To investigate the effect of POS on churches.<br />
To investigate the current payment method/system in churches.<br />
To investigate the POS constraints on the church payment system<br />
RESEARCH QUESTIONS<br />
1. What effect does POS have on churches?</p>
<p>What payment methods/systems are currently in use in churches?<br />
What are the restrictions of the church payment system while using POS?<br />
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS</p>
<p>H0: the use of point-of-sale (POS) in churches does not enhance efficiency or accountability.</p>
<p>H1: Using POS in churches increases efficiency and accountability.</p>
<p>1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY</p>
<p>The following are the study&#8217;s implications:</p>
<p>The study&#8217;s findings will educate church leaders and executives, as well as the general people in Nigeria, on how to use the CBN&#8217;s cashless policy to increase efficiency in the churches.</p>
<p>This research will also serve as a resource base for other academics and researchers interested in conducting additional research in this sector in the future, and if implemented, will go so far as to provide new explanations for the topic.<br />
1.6 SCOPE/LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY</p>
<p>This study will compare the present payment structures in churches to the modern POS payment system, taking into account the benefits of POS in the collection of offerings and donations in churches.</p>
<p>Limitations Of Study</p>
<p>Financial constraint- A lack of funds tends to restrict the researcher&#8217;s efficiency in locating relevant materials, literature, or information, as well as in the data collection procedure (internet, questionnaire, and interview).</p>
<p>Time constraint- The researcher will conduct this investigation alongside other academic activities. As a result, the amount of time spent on research will be reduced.</p>
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<h2>DISCIPLESHIP AND ITS IMPACT ON CHURCH GROWTH</h2>
<p>ABSTRACT<br />
This thesis investigated the creation and nurturing of discipleship in a small group context as a means of establishing a church, with one of the outcomes being spiritual (qualitative) and <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/a-critique-of-david-hume-empiricism/" data-wpel-link="internal">numerical</a> (quantitative) growth.</p>
<p>A small group ministry is an important alternative to regular church practise when it comes to church growth.</p>
<p>Chapter 2 examined the goal of the church and the concept of building up the church using Biblical concepts as its foundation.</p>
<p>The third chapter discusses the importance of discipleship in church building and its impact on church growth. It also highlights small group ministry as the best technique for developing and nurturing discipleship among church members. Small group ministry has enormous practical possibilities for the church.</p>
<p>It encourages members of the congregation to recognise and apply their spiritual skills and talents, discovering their value and identity in Jesus Christ in the process.</p>
<p>The outcomes of empirical research undertaken among three Nigerian Christ Apostolic Churches that practise small group ministry are documented in Chapter 4.</p>
<p>It was determined what the three senior pastors thought about the importance of small groups. This was followed by a detailed investigation on the workings and impacts of small groups, which included 205 respondents from three congregations.</p>
<p>Chapter 5 gives a proposed plan to build up the church based on the research findings, supporting church growth through the formation and <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/drugs-abuse-impacts-on-mental-health/" data-wpel-link="internal">nurturing</a> of discipleship through a small groups ministry.</p>
<p>The study provides a seven-fold approach to the implementation of a small group ministry meant to inspire spiritual and numerical growth among church members through the formation and nurturing of discipleship.</p>
<p>CHAPITRE ONE</p>
<p>INTRODUCTION</p>
<p>1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY</p>
<p>The call to discipleship includes Jesus&#8217; one-of-a-kind invitation to become like Him (Luke 6:40) and fully participate in His mission. &#8220;Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,&#8221;</p>
<p>links discipleship with spreading the good news to all (Mark 1:15,17; Luke 5:10), whereas the times when Jesus sent the twelve or the seventy out in pairs (Mark 6:7-13; Luke 10:1-20) show that He expects disciples to be fully engaged in service to others.</p>
<p>Discipleship is personal as well as public. It consists of our individual daily walk of prayer, fasting, worship, and Bible study. All of these are things that people do not see us doing.</p>
<p>Then there&#8217;s the public witnessing, ministry, and serving. These are the obvious things. Some have referred to this as our &#8220;journey inward&#8221; and &#8220;journey outward.&#8221; Discipleship encompasses both.</p>
<p>Discipleship in the church is a vital ministry of the church. It is God&#8217;s heartbeat and a key requirement for living a successful Christian life. According to the Bible, Jesus called the twelve disciples from the start of His mission. He taught them over the course of three and a half years.</p>
<p>He told them to go and make additional disciples from all across the world after the training and before ascending to paradise. He had already assured them, &#8220;All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.&#8221;</p>
<p>So go, make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you to the end of the age&#8221; (Matthew 28:18-20).</p>
<p>Making disciples is central to the Great Commission. God&#8217;s instruction is not simply to raise or create coverts from all nations. This is vital, especially for believers who are disciples now and disciples of the future.</p>
<p>It is unfortunate that many churches today are <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/aspects-that-affect-the-implementation-of-universal-basic-education/" data-wpel-link="internal">overcrowded</a> with overgrown adolescents; this is why the church in this generation has been unable to make a significant impact on society. There are several church auditoriums where people meet every week in tremendous fervour and excitement, but the number of disciples is insignificant&#8230;..[1]</p>
<p>A successful life is one that is fulfilled; a fulfilled life is one that pleases the Lord. One who has conformed to the image of God&#8217;s son is one who will delight the Lord (Romans 8:29).</p>
<p>The result demonstrates the significance of discipleship in the life of a Christian. &#8220;Most churches grow through transfer.&#8221; The rotation of the saints is the current system. To carry on His father&#8217;s work, Christ had to commission his disciples, all believers included.</p>
<p>The quantity of genuine converts to Christ required him to commission his disciples, including all believers. Some &#8220;great churches&#8221; have a small number of genuine converts to Christ; nonetheless, churches with excellent preaching and music programmes attract a large number of people[2].</p>
<p>As a result, people believe that the church is wonderful and that the personnel perform an excellent job. In actuality, because it entertains, the church with restaurants and theatres becomes the huge one[3].</p>
<p>The clergy-laity connection has evolved into a professional one, similar to that of artists and parishioners and audience; the better the show, the greater the crowd.</p>
<p>All of this demonstrates that exceptional performance attracts individuals. It means little more than that it does not authentically reflect Christ&#8217;s priorities for His church[4]. &#8216;I&#8217;m going to conquer more worlds for my Father, so do a good job,&#8217; said the lord[5].</p>
<p>The essential question of &#8220;who is a disciple&#8221; surfaces once more. A disciple is someone who adheres to Jesus Christ. Being a Christian, even if a member of His Kingdom, does not make one a disciple.</p>
<p>Following Christ entails recognising Him as Lord and serving Him as a slave, just as unbelievers serve Satan. It also entails admiring and praising the father. Perhaps the most serious issue in the church today is a lack of grounded Christian journey; only a few people are plugged in all the way to the point where they mature in the faith.</p>
<p>In addition, many Christians are easily deceived by words, and as a result, they engage in <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/philosophy-of-pre-primary-and-primary-school-education/" data-wpel-link="internal">philosophy</a>. Making disciples is a process of building up, preparing, and equipping the body of Christ. Every believer who is a disciple and desires to be a discipler should prioritise the advancement of His kingdom.</p>
<p>To be founded in faith, the church of the twenty-first century must follow-up on new converts and take them through the Bible investigation class (B.I.C), as well as regular attendance at church services and mid-week events.</p>
<p>1.2 Statement of the Problem</p>
<p>Discipleship has emerged as one of the most difficult tasks confronting the modern church. The believers&#8217; service in today&#8217;s church does not have the intended impact on the lives of growing Christians and society.</p>
<p>There have also been significant inadequacies in the lives of persons who profess to be members of the body of Christ, resulting in many undesirable personalities and attitudes that make one wonder if they are genuinely born again.</p>
<p>This research is thus carried out with the goal of assessing current discipleship systems and their effects on church growth, as well as making recommendations for upgrading the standard. In this study work, the researcher needs to investigate and provide a solution to the following questions:</p>
<p>What are the advantages of discipleship as a church-growth tool?<br />
What is Christ Apostolic Church Oke Igbala Ketu District&#8217;s discipleship strategy?<br />
What are the difficulties of discipleship in the Oke Igbala Ketu District of Christ Apostolic Church?<br />
What are the members&#8217; problems and activities in terms of church growth?</p>
<p>1.3. Purpose of the Study</p>
<p>To investigate the role of discipleship programmes on church growth.<br />
Identifying the roles of church members and leaders in discipleship ministry and church growth.<br />
To see our church improve in quality, as it did during the time of our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
To suggest to the church biblical discipleship practises exemplified by biblical leaders of various eras.</p>
<p>1.4. Importance of the Study</p>
<p>Despite the church&#8217;s proliferation, there has been a significant neglect of the church&#8217;s discipleship ministry since most churches have substituted it with other activities, despite the fact that the church cannot expand properly without biblically based discipleship programmes.</p>
<p>The study will be used as a source of material for seminaries and further research into the topic issue.</p>
<p>This research will assist the church in improving their discipleship initiatives for maturing believers.</p>
<p>The study will assist the church in beginning to use discipleship as a strategy for church growth.</p>
<p>1.5. Delimitations of the Study</p>
<p>This research focuses on discipleship and its impact on church growth. Christ apostolic Church OKe Igbala, Ketu District will be interviewed for the study.</p>
<p>1.6. Limitations Of The Study</p>
<p>The study&#8217;s limitations include various flaws that were discovered during the research process.</p>
<p>The constraint is due to a lack of funds, time, and the difficulties in meeting the respondents during interactions with the Pastors and members of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igbala, Ketu District.</p>
<p>1.7. RESEARCH PROCEDURE</p>
<p>The researcher conducted a survey of related literatures such as textbooks, commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, and Christian journals as the primary instruments for carrying out the study. The poll was conducted at the following libraries:</p>
<p>Ikorodu LIFE Theological Seminary Library</p>
<p>Personal library and internet access for the researcher</p>
<p>1.8. Definitions of Terms</p>
<p>Discipleship:</p>
<p>It is a process in which a converted individual learns at Christ&#8217;s feet with the goal of practising and doing what he learns until his lifestyle and habits fit to God&#8217;s standard.[6]</p>
<p>Church:</p>
<p>The church is simply the body of Christ at action in the world, where the conceptual and the functional collide. Without the &#8220;communion of persons,&#8221; the institution lacks divine authority, and the communion lacks ways to minister to the finite, historically grounded world of persons.[7]</p>
<p>Growth:</p>
<p>This refers to the church&#8217;s growth, both numerically and spiritually.</p>
<p>Christ the King Apostolic Church:</p>
<p>The church&#8217;s organisation, beliefs, and practises distinguish it as an indigenous African church; it is an independent Pentecostal church.</p>
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<h2 class="page-title">A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF PSALM 51</h2>
<p>1.1.1 INTRODUCTION</p>
<p>According to Babatunde (1995, p2), the term &#8220;semantics&#8221; is derived from a <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/the-existence-of-god-and-the-problem-of-evil-a-philosophical-evaluation/" data-wpel-link="internal">Greek</a> verb that means &#8220;to signify.&#8221; He went on to define semantics as the study of meaning that aims to convey and categorise human experience through words.</p>
<p>This indicates that terms are employed to refer and that attempts are made to allow the hearer to notice the reference as well as the overall style of referring. &#8220;Getting the overall meaning is certainly a concern of semantics&#8221; (Babatunde 1995, p2).</p>
<p>is the study of linguistic meaning. According to Goddard (1998, p1), semantics is the study of meaning, which is central to the linguistic search to understand the nature of language and human language capacities.</p>
<p>To understand how a language works, we must first understand how its individual design functions to fulfil its function as a complex instrument for expressing meanings (Goddard 1998, p1). Palmer (1981, p206) claims:</p>
<p>Semantics is not a single discipline that is well-integrated. It is neither a distinct level of linguistics, nor is it comparable to phonology or grammar.</p>
<p>Rather, it is a collection of studies on the use of language in connection to linguistics and non-linguistic contexts, discourse participants, their knowledge and experience, and the conditions under which a particular chunk of language is acceptable.</p>
<p>This indicates that semantics can be studied in non-linguistic contexts as well as language contexts. Thus, applying semantics to Psalm 51 will reveal the general meaning and intentions of the author in the text. King David wrote Psalm 51, which is divided into nineteen verses (Leupold 1969, p399) and (Stamps 1992, p852).</p>
<p>Stamps claimed that Psalm 51 was written after David purposefully sinned against God. &#8220;He feared that God&#8217;s presence and spirit would leave him spiritually destitute.&#8221;</p>
<p>As a result, he composed the Psalm to beg pardon&#8221; (Stamps 1992, p852) and Nelson (1989, p503).</p>
<p>1.2  PURPOSE OF THE STUDY</p>
<p>The purpose of this research is to investigate the message in Psalm 51 using a semantic theoretical <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/what-is-a-theoretical-framework/" data-wpel-link="internal">framework</a>. It is set out to discover the meanings and intents of the people who used the phrases in Psalms 51.</p>
<p>It is also intended to highlight the Psalm&#8217;s wealth of meaning and to demonstrate how the psalmist logically chose his words to beg with God for pardon.</p>
<p>JUSTIFICATION (1.3)</p>
<p>Though pragmatic study of this text has been undertaken, to the best of our knowledge, semantic analysis of Psalm 51 has not been undertaken.</p>
<p>Thus, the works tied together in the text to generate meaning will be disclosed by investigating the underlying messages in the text using the semantic theoretical framework.</p>
<p>However, the purpose of this research is to serve as a guide for future scholars interested in the topic of semantics. Furthermore, this research is being conducted to add to the existing body of knowledge.</p>
<p>1.4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY</p>
<p>The semantic analysis of Psalm 51 is the focus of this effort. The text (Psalm 51) of the King James Version will serve as the basis for our analysis. In chapter three of this study, the complete nineteen verses of Psalm 51 will be examined.</p>
<p>We will analyse this data using Geoffrey Leech&#8217;s (1974) seven forms of meaning, which are Denotative, Conotative, Collocative, Thermatic, Stylistic, Reflexive, and Affective meaning.</p>
<p>As part of our data analysis techniques, we will also explore several theories of meaning, including the Referential and Image theories of meaning.</p>
<p>THE BOOK OF PSALMS (1.5)</p>
<p>According to Donald C. Stamps (1992, p80), the &#8216;Book&#8217; of Psalms is the Bible&#8217;s longest and largest book, containing the Bible&#8217;s longest chapter (Psalm 119:1 &#8211; 176) and shortest chapter (Psalm 117: 1- 2),</p>
<p>and arguably the most extensively used book in the Bible, composed between the 10th and 15th centuries BC. Stamps (p. 80, 1992).</p>
<p>In a very personal and practical way, the Psalms examine the complete gamut of human experience. Its 50 &#8220;songs&#8221; cover the patriarchal, theocratic, monarchical, exilic, and postexilic periods, as well as the creation myth.</p>
<p>The psalms cover a wide range of topics, including celebration, conflict, peace, worship, judgement, messianic prophecy, praise, and lament (Nelson 1989, p483).</p>
<p>The psalms were adapted to stringed instrument accompaniment and functioned as the Jewish people&#8217;s temple hymn book and devotional guide (Nelson 1989, p483).</p>
<p>Stamps (1992, p808), on the other hand, claims that the book of Psalms was not composed by a single person. He went on to say that King David, King Solomon (son of David), and the sons of Korah are among those mentioned as Psalm composers.</p>
<p>However, it is certain that David wrote Psalm 51 to atone for his sins of adultery and murder after Nathan the prophet revealed them to him (Stamps 1992, p852).</p>
<p>1.6 DATA DESCRIPTION</p>
<p>The body of Psalm 51 can be divided into three major portions. The first section (verses 1–2) focuses on mercy prayer. Section two (verses 3-11) focuses on sin confession, while section three (12-19) focuses on prayer for redemption.</p>
<p>The second half is divided into verses 3–4, 5–8, and 9–11, while the third section is broken into verses 12–14, 15–16, and 17–19. However, both portions are organised in concentric circles.</p>
<p>1.7 SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTER</p>
<p>This chapter has explained what this research project will be about. They include several scholars&#8217; definitions of semantics, brief information about our work, the objective of the study, justification for the study, methodology, the bible version we are using, and brief information about the &#8216;Book&#8217; of Psalms itself.</p>
<p>As a result of this, we now know what to expect from this project&#8217;s work. So let us move on to the next part, which is our literature study.</p>
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<h2>NIGERIAN RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS</h2>
<p>1.0 Introduction</p>
<p>Many will testify that the Jos conflict clearly depicts or by locus classicus describes a savage encounter with religious intolerance.</p>
<p>In a country divided by huge geographic and ethnic and religious divisions, theological differences foster conflict and serve as a foundation for displaying religious biases and prejudices, with believers being overly fundamentalistic and extremist in nature.</p>
<p>Naturally, the psycho-social picture of man depicts him as genetically selfish and only concerned with his own interests. However, this does not necessarily explain or interpret man&#8217;s religious nature.</p>
<p>Mbiti has called the religious essence of man, particularly Africans, as &#8216;notoriously religious.&#8217;1 Perhaps this might sufficiently provide a hypothesis for action that is behind religious strife in Nigeria.</p>
<p>But, given that God cannot be characterised as a Christian or a Muslim, how rational or realistic is it for two notable religions to fight each other, murdering and leaving a psychological aftermath or psycho-negative effect?</p>
<p>However, as we have witnessed in the previous six years with the meeting with the Islamic fundamentalist known as Boko Haram, the underlying cause for religious strife is not just religious but also political. The number of mass killings planned or orchestrated by this extremism is immense.</p>
<p>However, nothing said above has characterised religious conflict; rather, it has merely provided an introduction to what the researcher likes to explore.</p>
<p>1.1Background Of The Study</p>
<p>The effort to grasp what religious conflict is begins with separating the two as a basis for rational clarification. However, we must recognise that the root cause of a religious conflict is a clash of ideologies, beliefs, values, and so on.</p>
<p>The social network coordinated by belief system is so powerful that it can be used to support a cause of war or struggle. This is what Dawkins attempted to clarify when he stated,</p>
<p>Consider&#8230; a world without religion. Imagine there were no suicide bombers, 9/11, 7/7, crusades, witch-hunts, gunpowder plots, Indian partition, Israeli/Palestinian conflicts, serb/croat/muslim massacres, or persecution of Jews as Christ-killers&#8230;2</p>
<p>Dawkins defined religion as a false, a hallucination similar to scotosis or insanity. When one individual suffers from a hallucination, it is referred to as insanity; when many people suffer from a delusion, it is referred to as religion.3 But is religion actually a delusion?</p>
<p>If that&#8217;s the case, what exactly do we mean by delusion? &#8216;It is a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence, especially as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.&#8217;4</p>
<p>What is important to note here is that belief in religion serves as the mechanism engineering prominent attacks on the other religion. But is belief the only thing that religion entails? Wood states that</p>
<p>A group or <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/the-importance-of-the-community-of-inquiry-philosophy-in-the-childrens-education-system/" data-wpel-link="internal">philosophy</a> must be able to demonstrate a combination of (a) belief and/or conviction, (b) practise and/or ethics, and (c) a sense of belonging or community in order to be protected as a religion under existing human rights legislation in the United Kingdom.</p>
<p>In this definition, belief and practise are separated, and the notion of belonging is interesting since it recognises the significance of religion in social relationships.5</p>
<p>However, what we call a sense of belonging must be the outcome of a belief that has been binding on the individual, causing him to react to another because they both belong to a particular religion.</p>
<p>So &#8216;Belief&#8217; is basic and has significant physical and psychological power over the individual in question. Religion as a term refers to something religious. Religion is thus related to God and belief, from which it is derived;</p>
<p>The name &#8220;religio&#8221; is derived from four Latin verbs: relegere, religare, reeligere, and relinguere. &#8230; Religion can be defined as a rereading of objects or phenomena related to God&#8217;s adoration (relegere). It can be defined as a bond that connects the visible and invisible worlds (religare).</p>
<p>It could be interpreted as a recurrent selection of what has not been lost or neglected. Following his creation (first election), man is chosen a second time to enter into a relationship with the creator (reeligere).</p>
<p>Religion is sometimes defined as the act of abandoning certain possessions in order to be subjugated to others, possibly to a supreme entity (relinquere).6</p>
<p>However, all of these <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/aristotles-perspective-on-change-and-permanence/" data-wpel-link="internal">etymological</a> sayings are insufficient to explain the various faiths of today, including atheistic, Godless intellectual religions, and pantheistic religions; hence, &#8220;&#8230;all of these ways are nominal and etymological definitions; they are important but not sufficient&#8221;7.</p>
<p>Even the etymological definitions were terms of many individuals and hence can be criticised as&#8217;subjective opinions&#8217; in contrast to the objective word named religion. In a nutshell, it should be highlighted that religion is multidimensional and, as such, cannot be defined.</p>
<p>On the other hand, we define conflict as a disagreement between two or more parties that can be physical or psychological in nature. In other words, &#8216;conflict may be defined as a struggle or contest between people who have opposing needs, ideas, beliefs, values, or goals.&#8217;8</p>
<p>The word conflict was derived from the Latin word &#8216;conflictus,&#8217; past participle of confligere, which means &#8220;to strike together, be in conflict,&#8221; from com- &#8220;together&#8221; fligere &#8220;to strike.&#8221;9</p>
<p>We can thus see religious conflict as a disagreement drowned out through religion. However, religious conflict in Nigeria is not only religious in nature, but also politically motivated, as Marshall points out,&#8217;recently, the president of Nigeria was forceful in saying the Nigerian conflict has nothing to do intrinsically with religion, which is used as an excuse by politicians&#8217;10.</p>
<p>Nigeria, in my opinion, is a country endowed with huge geographical landmarks, a country with several ethnic groups and dialects, and a country with four major languages: English, Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa.</p>
<p>It is home to three major religions: Islam, Christianity, and African traditional religion. However, the first two are notable, whilst the third is not. It is said in a publication titled, reducing violence in Nigeria (11): the boko haram insurgency, that;</p>
<p>Nigeria is a fragmented country&#8217;. It is rich, but Nigerians are poor, many of them extremely poor&#8230; its members come from various ethnic, political, and religious communities; when they agree on how to divide the spoils, everything is fine,</p>
<p>but when they disagree, they politicise, manipulate, and instrumentalize ethno-religious and regional differences. With the failure of administration and development, a rising number of ethnic militias, separatist organisations, and millenarian religious movements are being mobilised for self-defense as well as pursuing ideological and practical goals&#8230;11</p>
<p>Jos, the capital of one of Nigeria&#8217;s states, is located on the plateau. There has been a series of rivalries between different groups, therefore their licence plate has changed from</p>
<p>&#8220;Home of peace and tourism&#8221;12 to &#8220;Home of crises and religious conflict,&#8221; as Campbell and Harwood stated.</p>
<p>Jos, though, is no longer a West African utopia. Bloody &#8220;religious&#8221; riots, reportedly between Christians and Muslims, shattered the town in 2001, 2008, and 2010. The most recent round, which began in 2011, is still ongoing.</p>
<p>According to the Nigeria security tracker (NST) of the Council on Foreign Relations, there were 785 sectarian-related deaths in plateau state alone between May 29, 2011, and June 30, 2013.</p>
<p>Between January and June 2013, 481 persons were slain, accounting for 61% of all deaths since May 2011&#8230;13</p>
<p>Furthermore, no religious conflict in the country is entirely religious until ethnicity plays a role in it. Nigeria as a nation is bound by many ethnicities or ethnic groupings, hence Higazi observed that &#8220;the dominant discourses in the conflict refer to political exclusion based on ethnicity and religion&#8230;14.&#8221;</p>
<p>Concerning the political goal for which religion is used as a means, it should be underlined that violence in Jos is the result of &#8220;&#8230;discrimination and bias in government, as well as the narrow ethnic and religious politics among both Christians and Muslims, which increased tension and polarisation along communal lines&#8221;15.</p>
<p>The Islamic religion, as mentioned by Igboin, exemplifies the reality that religion and politics are strongly intertwined in Nigeria.</p>
<p>When one examines the pattern of these actual and attempted attacks, it is clear that&#8230; Muslim people are involved, and Islam as a religion has received a negative public image, leading to islamophobia, radicalization of the religion, and a reinforced, deliberated, or inadvertent interest in the debate over the symbols of religion and politics&#8230;16</p>
<p>However, it is clear that Islam is the faith that has produced the greatest conflict. In recent times, the religion has been at odds with modern and technological progress, claiming that Islam adopts a composite perspective of life that combines the holy and temporal worlds into a single and undifferentiated totality with a divine mandate or guidance.</p>
<p>These structures are seen as irreconcilable with modernity and its pluralist values&#8230;17.As a result, the disappearance of God, as seen in the West, is an invitation to jihad in contemporary society&#8230;18.</p>
<p>Another significant difficulty in that the source of conflict is fear of dominance. This is aptly stated when Higazi elucidated that, &#8216;the dominant discourses in the conflicts refer to,&#8230; on the Muslim, and fears of religious and cultural domination among plateau christains.&#8217;19</p>
<p>Furthermore, Higazi noted that, &#8216;there is much political propaganda, inciting religious and cultural fears- such as the Muslim conspiracy to Islamize Nigeria&#8230;&#8217;20 While speaking on the cause of ethic-religious conflict, Owutu noted that, &#8216;one of</p>
<p>When one group acquires power, it exploits state institutions to transfer economic and political benefits preferentially to their ethnic brethren, resulting in discrimination against members of inferior groups.</p>
<p>As a result, this exacerbates a sense of shared need and deepens identification with their group, providing a foundation for ethnic-based political mobilization.22</p>
<p>Another sacred point is noted by Owutu as the cause of religious conflict, which Akowonjo described as the indigenship and settlers division.23 This is significant according to these two writers in the plateau ethnic and religious crisis.24</p>
<p>Furthermore, Ibrahim noted by Owutu explain that,&#8217;religion and ethnicity were the major variables that influenced the 2004 ethnic-religious reprisal attacks in Kano state&#8230;&#8217;25 From 2004 to 2009, before the emergence of In May 1990, there were disturbances in Zaria (Kaduna state), during which property belonging to primarily Christians was destroyed.</p>
<p>So, in December 1990, in Kano, there were riots by the Maitatsine sect, in which 4,177 people died and substantial properties were destroyed.26 It is worth noting that incalculable lives had been lost, while homes had been burned and people had been displaced as a result of religious conflict in Nigeria.</p>
<p>But what is the solution? This necessitates religious interaction between the religions involved. Inter-religious discussion is conducted in order to foster peace, security, and, most importantly, to dispel fundamentalist preconceptions.</p>
<p>Instead of striving to kill or maim in the name of proving that our religion is superior to all others, we must keep in mind what Comte refers to as the religion of humanity, which, in my own microscopic eyes, asks for the sanctity of humanity and human beings.</p>
<p>Similarly, Kaigama believes that &#8220;there must be a shift from competitiveness to genuine encounter.&#8221; Meaningful discussion across groups is required&#8230; we must regain its integrity and foster peace and reconciliation.&#8217;27 But what exactly is dialogue?</p>
<p>Dialogue is the meeting of people of different religions and faiths in a free and open environment where each person can listen to and understand himself and the other. One person speaks, another listens and reacts, and so on.</p>
<p>[Furthermore], conversation is the process of working and travelling together in quest of what is good and right, with the intention to live together and in communion. Dialogue means living together despite our differences&#8230;28</p>
<p>Furthermore, unlike the simple notion of man&#8217;s sanctity of life, grasping the nature of God is a perennial difficulty. However, the God-consciousness in these two religions is fundamentally different, whereas the object &#8216;God&#8217; is universally neutral in these two religions.</p>
<p>The conflictuum in these two religions is nothing more than the experience of God, but phenomenologically speaking, reality is agnostic and can never be linked to either of these religions. If it does, God&#8217;s absoluteness will be called into question.</p>
<p>By the value of religious discourse and tolerance, man&#8217;s sanctity of life is dependent on the golden rule, a simple guideline that maintains everyone&#8217;s life. If both religions focus solely on the golden rule, religious strife would be focused on the past rather than the present.</p>
<p>In the science of religion, &#8216;he who knows one knows none&#8217;; knowledge and belief of Christianity can never be used to support knowledge of belief and others, and neither can the other. As a result, regardless of their beliefs or understanding, both religions must see themselves as human.</p>
<p>All of the aforementioned, however, is simply an interview of what the researcher aims to explain in the research effort. The research work would provide further information.</p>
<p>1.2 Statement Of The Problem</p>
<p>Religious intolerance, biases, and prejudices have resulted in the maiming of many individuals as a result of one religion claiming to be greater, more significant than the other at the height of religious crisis and war. Furthermore, the government&#8217;s failure to manage the issues it faces is a source of concern.</p>
<p>Diversity is not the problem in and of itself, but the interplay is that of the inability to unite all religions under one single and formidable government. Apart from religious diversity, there is also cultural diversity, so it can be summed up as &#8220;religious cultural diversity&#8221; posing a fundamental and perennial problem within the state.</p>
<p>As a result of the aforementioned problem or issue, religious discourse is being called for in order to erase such preconceived views and notions, as well as to put an end to killing and destruction of various properties.</p>
<p>1.3 Aims and objectives</p>
<p>It is critical to recognise that Nigeria is a multi-ethnic society founded on religious tolerance.</p>
<p>The primary goal of this research is to find a solution to religious intolerance, which is a mechanism for violence, conflict, and crises.</p>
<p>It also aims to clarify what religious conflict is and to let devotees of diverse religions recognise the similarities and distinctions in their faith, allowing them to see that no religion is greater or better than the other.</p>
<p>1.4 Limitations and Scope</p>
<p>Due to the vastness of the country, the research would be unable to obtain primary sources from victims of religious conflict. Furthermore, there would be a financial <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/the-benefit-and-constraints-of-adult-education-programme-in-prison/" data-wpel-link="internal">constraint</a> that would act as a constraint. However, the researcher must make every effort to obtain facts, even if he comes across literature that will be negative owing to their own biases and prejudice.</p>
<p>1.5 Methodology</p>
<p>During the course of my research, I shall use an analytical method. It will compare faiths in the country in order to produce a meaning resolution. It will also place a strong emphasis on secondary texts such as textbooks, periodicals, newspapers, and online resources. Etc.</p>
<p>1.6 Definition of terms</p>
<p>Religion is an organised set of ideas, cultural systems, and world views that humans use to maintain order in their lives.29</p>
<p>A significant incompatibility between two or more points of view, principles, or interests.30</p>
<p>Nigeria is a West African republic and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was originally a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sp. mi. (923,773 square km). Abuja is the capital. 31</p>
<p>The method or process of solving a problem, as well as the answer or disposition of an issue.32</p>
<p>1.7 Conclusion</p>
<p>Finally, this chapter has provided a quick overview of the research. It has described what conflict is and what religious conflict is, and it has done so within the framework.</p>
<p>As a result, the following chapter will examine the works of scholars who have made significant contributions to the research.</p>
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<h2>CHURCH GROWTH AND YOUTH LIFESTYLE</h2>
<p>INTRODUCTION</p>
<p>1.1 Background Of The Study</p>
<p>Church Growth is an evangelical Christian movement that focuses on establishing methods to increase churches that are based on business marketing strategies.Youths are undeniably important in the life of a church because they are the leaders of tomorrow and the church&#8217;s future.</p>
<p>The elderly are prominent, yet the contributions of young have been shining and have always been flagbearers of every Church. For any tangible growth to occur in any Christian society, the youth must play an important role in that process.</p>
<p>This is another reason why intelligent governments, countries, individuals, and organisations prioritise youth development so that the future of such investments is never <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/drugs-abuse-impacts-on-mental-health/" data-wpel-link="internal">unplanned</a> or blind. As a result, it is critical for the Catholic Church to diligently prepare youths for the duties that they will undoubtedly confront in the future.</p>
<p>Only until we have nurtured our youths will they be able to develop the Church. The questions are, &#8220;How much attention do we give the youths, and how much devotion do the youths give to the church?&#8221;</p>
<p>To deny that today&#8217;s kids have high ideals would be highly unfair. But we must accept that these ideas can sour, be twisted, and be exploited. Young people frequently abandon their aspirations if they believe the situation is bleak; if they feel that these ideals can never be realised.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this is the typical course of affairs today. Disappointments cause terrible falls, frequently to depths lower than those they condemned when their idealism was young. Where this does not occur, false prophets of good abuse idealism. Sectarians, who are far from the whole truth, can urge youth to make such incredible sacrifices.</p>
<p>At the same time, the Orthodox Church, which possesses the fullness of Truth, struggles to retain her youth (Abednego: 1989).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s possible that by disregarding our youth&#8217;s high goals and potential moral heroics, we&#8217;ve failed to familiarise them with examples of such heroism demonstrated by our own young, even the very young, who loved Christ and His Church in the past. Youths are vital components of society.</p>
<p>Is there a civilization without youth?Obviously not, which is why we must ensure that our youths find their proper places in the church.</p>
<p>Church health precedes church development, not the other way around. Nature demonstrates that healthy things grow. This is not a novel idea, yet it remains true. This research will reveal what a healthy church looks like and how youth lifestyle choices can help churches grow.</p>
<p>1.2 Statement Of The Problem</p>
<p>One significant issue is the inability to assess youth lifestyle and church growth.Another issue is determining how to appropriately assess numerical increase.</p>
<p>There are several indices for attendance and occasional office, but all are affected to some extent by measurement inaccuracy and random variations. Such fluctuation is especially problematic in tiny churches, where the addition or departure of a few members results in huge <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/the-effect-of-small-and-medium-business-financing-on-poverty-reduction-in-nigeria/" data-wpel-link="internal">proportional</a> changes in totals.</p>
<p>1.3 Objectives Of The study</p>
<p>To investigate youth lifestyle and church growth.<br />
To alter the toxic culture of some Christian youth programmes.<br />
To create a new vision for the church.<br />
1.4 Research concerns</p>
<p>1. How much attention do we pay to youth?</p>
<p>2. How much devotion do the youths have for the church?</p>
<p>1.5 Research Hypotheses</p>
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<p>1.6Significanc Of The Study</p>
<p>This research will help churches, ministries, pastors, and others uncover the important responsibilities that <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/assessment-of-the-rape-offence-under-nigerian-law/" data-wpel-link="internal">youngsters</a> play in the life of a church because they are the leaders of tomorrow and the future of every church.</p>
<p>This research will reveal what a healthy church looks like and how youth lifestyle choices can help churches grow.</p>
<p>1.7 Study Scope and Limitations</p>
<p>This research focuses on youth culture and church expansion.</p>
<p>Limitations Of The Study</p>
<p>1. Financial constraint- Inadequate funds tend to hamper the researcher&#8217;s efficiency in locating relevant materials, literature, or information, as well as in the data collection procedure (internet, questionnaire, and interview).<br />
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<p>As a final year theology student, you’ve likely encountered moments where your faith, intellect, and academic stress collide. You’re expected to interpret complex theological doctrines, contextualize scripture, analyze centuries of <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/the-economic-implication-of-boko-haram-insurgence-in-nigeria/" data-wpel-link="internal">theological</a> debate—and do all this while writing a well-structured, academically sound project that meets your department’s exacting standards. It’s no small task. In fact, the majority of students find themselves stuck in the middle of their theology research project and do not know how to write their literature review, formulate a methodology appropriate to doctrinal or historical research methods, or even choose a viable topic to start with.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re drowning in deadlines, behind the clock, or simply tired of getting around in circles with your boss, you&#8217;re not alone. And you needn&#8217;t fight alone. At Premium Researchers, we offer professional help for final year theology students who&#8217;d prefer a reliable, academically qualified theology research project writer to guide them from topic selection right through to last submission.</p>
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<h2>Why Students Need Project Writers for Theology</h2>
<p>Theology is not merely an intellectual endeavor; it is a fine blend of religion, philosophy, and history. Writing a theology project requires more than quoting scriptures or mentioning a few church fathers. Critical analysis with theological reasoning, contextual familiarity with doctrines, and awareness of historical and cultural forces must be demonstrated.</p>
<p>This renders project writing in theology particularly challenging. Unlike other technical fields of study, theology research often demands interpretive nuance, familiarity with primary texts (often in Greek, Latin, or Hebrew), and skill in arguing esoteric theological questions in applied scholarly terms.</p>
<p>That is where hiring a professional theology project writer can make all the difference. Our writers have a sense of the academic voice, the doctrinal sensitivities, and the intellectual paradigms theology departments require. We help students steer clear of pitfalls—shallow referencing, weak thesis statements, and poorly constructed arguments—and bring their work up to publishable standard.</p>
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<h2>Our Expertise in Theology</h2>
<p>Regardless of whether your focus is systematic theology, church history, Bible studies, <a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/challenges-and-prospects-of-christian-healing-ministry/" data-wpel-link="internal">Christian</a> ethics, comparative religion, or Pentecostal theology, our team is adequately equipped to lead your academic journey. We have helped students in Nigeria and worldwide studying theology in seminaries, universities, and Bible colleges.</p>
<p>Our services are on undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and our theology project authors have very good knowledge of denominational needs (Catholic, Pentecostal, Anglican, etc.), liberation theologies, African Christian theologies, and up-to-date Christian subjects such as gender, environmental theology, or eschatology.</p>
<p>We do not merely write. We mentor, explain, guide, and enhance your confidence in your own work.</p>
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<h2>Support for All Academic Levels</h2>
<p>Irrespective of whether you are an undergraduate student working on your final year project, a postgraduate student with your thesis, or a diploma student graduating, we make our support suitable for your level of study as well as your institution&#8217;s requirements.</p>
<p>We know theology departments are tough. Some require doctrinal purity, while others interdisciplinary engagement with sociology, psychology, or philosophy. No matter what direction your department, we provide the precise help you need to meet (and exceed) academic expectations.</p>
<p>Our research help in theology is available for:</p>
<p>Final Year Projects Bachelor&#8217;s Degree</p>
<p>Master&#8217;s Theses in Theology and Religious Studies</p>
<p>Seminary Diploma Projects</p>
<p>Doctoral Dissertation Help (upon request)</p>
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<h2>Proposal to Dissertation Support</h2>
<p>Regardless of where in the research you&#8217;ve arrived, we&#8217;ll meet you halfway. If you&#8217;re stuck at chapter one or you just need a topic idea, we&#8217;re on hand.</p>
<p>Our theology project writing assistance includes:</p>
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<li><strong>Topic selection and justification</strong></li>
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<p>We suggest appropriate, researchable topics arising from current controversies in theology, contemporary Christian concerns, or historical gaps.</p>
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<li><strong>Proposal writing</strong></li>
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<p>Get a compelling and scholarly-quality proposal approved in good time. We cover background, problem statement, goals, significance, scope, and approach.</p>
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<li><strong>Literature review development</strong></li>
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<p>We obtain current theological and scholarly literature, scan key controversies, and synthesize ideas into a coherent narrative that guides your research trajectory.</p>
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<li><strong>Methodology design</strong></li>
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<p>Should your project be doctrinal, historical, or empirical in nature, we help you design the right methodology—qualitative interviewing, hermeneutical analysis, or historical-critical approaches.</p>
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<li><strong>Data analysis and interpretation</strong></li>
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<p>If you have surveys or field research, we help analyze and interpret your data in the contexts of theological themes and ethical dilemmas.</p>
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<li><strong>Final project writing and editing</strong></li>
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<p>Our theology research project writers provide original, properly organized work from chapter one to five, consistent with your school&#8217;s specifications.</p>
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<h2>Tools and Techniques We Use</h2>
<p>There are traditions and schemata aplenty in theology. Our writers are familiar with an assortment of theories and tools used in theological research, such as:</p>
<p>Doctrinal method – to make or reason for theological positions based on scripture and tradition</p>
<p>Historical-critical method – to study biblical documents within their historical context</p>
<p><a href="https://www.premiumresearchers.com/evaluation-of-antioxidant-potential-of-monodora-myristica-african-nutmeg/" data-wpel-link="internal">Liberation</a> theology – for research concerned with social justice and the Christian gospel</p>
<p>Systematic theology – to organize theological material into a unified framework</p>
<p>Biblical exegesis and hermeneutics – to interpret scripture responsibly and faithfully</p>
<p>Qualitative research tools – like interviews or focus groups when exploring modern religious experience</p>
<p>We ensure your methodology is paired with your theological tradition and research question. No generic methods—just thoughtfully matched methodologies based on theological scholarship.</p>
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<h2>Meet Our Project Writers</h2>
<p>You must be able to collaborate with a writer who knows the norms of your department. That is why writers for a theology research project in our company are:</p>
<p>PhD holders in Theology and Religious Studies</p>
<p>Seasoned lecturers in reputable Nigerian seminaries and universities</p>
<p>Published authors in academic journals and Christian magazines</p>
<p>Experienced writers in pastoral and academic ministry</p>
<p>Every author is selected based on your topic, religion, and academic level. You won&#8217;t be assigned to just any old freelancer. Instead, you&#8217;ll be matched with a writer who is familiar with your &#8220;language&#8221; of theology and has been helping students like you for years.</p>
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<h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
<p><strong>Q: Will the project be original and plagiarism-free?</strong></p>
<p>Yes. Every project is typed from scratch and is plagiarism-free. You&#8217;ll also receive full referencing in your desired format (APA, Chicago, Turabian, etc.).</p>
<p><strong>Q: Is it possible to order only one chapter?</strong></p>
<p>Yes. If you need just your literature review or require help with methodology, we offer support chapter by chapter.</p>
<p><strong>Q: Can you help with seminary project defense preparation?</strong></p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>Yes, we offer coaching and presentation slide preparation to help you present your work with confidence.</p>
<p><strong>Q: How long does it take to complete a full project?</strong></p>
<p>Turnaround depends on your timing. We offer flexible timelines to you—standard (2–3 weeks), express (5–7 days), and urgent (48–72 hours).</p>
<p><strong>Q: Is the service confidential?</strong></p>
<p>100%. You are safe with us. We never share your work or personal info with anyone.</p>
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